Joe Nichols Forms Nonprofit To Combat Warfighter Suicide In Special Ops Community

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Joe and Heather Nichols

 

Joe Nichols and wife Heather Nichols, alongside their friend and business executive Andy Wirth, have established The Impossible Foundation nonprofit, with the goal of combatting the accelerating rates of suicide within the special operations community.

Within the U.S. military since 2001, suicide has claimed over 140,000 warfighters’ lives, 20 times the number of fatalities associated with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This alarming statistic compelled the three to establish The Impossible Foundation, which is headquartered in Bozeman, Montana.

The Impossible Foundation will raise funds for organizations that have high-impact programs that reduce and reverse the accelerating rates of warfighter suicide, focusing on active duty and retired warfighters that have been and are part of the special operations community, including USSOCOM and other government organizations that have an adjacency to our country’s special warfare activities.

“Our deep sense of gratitude and indebtedness for all who have served and are serving our great country, coupled with our unfaltering patriotism, brought about the drive to stand up The Impossible Foundation,” Joe shares.. “Nearly 25 years after it commenced, our newsfeeds don’t contain much on the Global War on Terror. In fact, they’ve largely gone quiet and, not surprisingly, many consider the battles over…they’re most certainly not.”

“Not only does the global war on terror remain a kinetic and lethal environment for our country’s warriors, but some warfighters have returned home with their own fight…battles of a different kind,” says Wirth, Co-Founder and Board Chairman. “Too many times, those warfighters see their battles as unwinnable, and the challenges seem to be impossible to overcome. Tragically, some chose a permanent solution to a temporary problem. The loss of a warfighter to suicide is rarely reported by the news…in turn, we rarely hear about that heart rendering event. Truly, when a warfighter takes their own life, it’s a heartbreaking result from a personal battle and while unknown and unheard to most, it generates a deafening echo for eternity.”

The inspiration for the organization’s name is derived from Joe’s first hit, “The Impossible,” which speaks to circumstances which are seemingly impossible to overcome, but with faith and belief in the impossible, one can prevail.

The Foundation is interested in securing direct support by way of donations which can be made through its website: theimpossiblefoundation.org.  The Impossible Foundation also seeks to engage companies and individuals that have interest in the Founders Legion, which involves material and direct financial support and includes participation in the organization’s advisory council. Those interested in being a major part of The Impossible Foundation through the Founders Legion are encouraged to contact Wirth at awirth@theimpossiblefoundation.org.

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